Portloe

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50°13′09″N 4°53′30″W / 50.2191°N 4.8917°W / 50.2191; -4.8917

Portloe (Cornish: Porthlogh) is a small village in Cornwall, England, on the Roseland Peninsula, in the civil parish of Veryan.^[1] Portloe harbours two full-time working fishing vessels, the Jasmine and Katy Lil, which fish for crab and lobster in Veryan and Gerrans Bay, and a fleet of smaller leisure boats in summer. Visitors are attracted to Portloe by its fishing, scenery, and walks.

Portloe lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. The South West Coast Path passes through the village.

The name Portloe comes from the Cornish language words porth, meaning 'cove' or 'harbour', and logh, meaning 'lake' or 'inlet'.^[2]